Hotel Ceiling

October 31, 2015

Kyungsoo stretched, head throbbing. Glimpses of the night before flashed through his mind as he arm slapped against Chanyeol. He sat up and looked at the naked man beside him and his hand flew up to his mouth. He remembered every little thing that Chanyeol did to him. They way his tongue explored areas that Jongin would have never dared to. Kyungsoo shook the sleeping giant and threw the sheet over his exposed midsection. Chanyeol blinked a few times before his eyes stayed open. He looked over at Kyungsoo and the look of realization covered his face.

"We had sex. All night. Like a couple of times." Kyungsoo nodded and chuckled. "Yeah, we did." Oddly enough, Kyungsoo wasn't wishing to forget that it never happened. "Do you regret it?" Chanyeol shook his head, slowly. "No. I mean, I never thought it would happen, but I'm not going to regret it." Kyungsoo breathed a breath of relief. "I don't want things to be weird with us. You're still my best friend."

Chanyeol ruffled Kyungsoo's hair and rolled out of bed, fully nude. "We're good, Soo. You're still my best friend even though you gave me the best blowjob that I've ever had." He teased while Kyungsoo threw a pillow at him. "Oh, shut up. Go shower so that I can and then we'll get that jajangmyeon that I promised."

Chanyeol left the room and did as he was told. The other man laid down at took a deep breath. The only person that Kyungsoo had ever been with was Jongin and he had no idea what he'd been missing. Sex with Jongin was him making sure that Jongin was pleased. With Chanyeol, it was mutual. They each made sure that the other reached their orgasm. Chanyeol was a very attentive lover. He focused on things that Kyungsoo liked and avoided the things that didn't elicit such a good response.

Kyungsoo didn't want a rebound, though. This would be a one-time thing and he would go back to being just friends with Chanyeol. That was the best way to go about things. "You can shower, now." Kyungsoo sat up and looked at Chanyeol, as he peeked into the room. "Alright. Give me about twenty minutes and we can leave."

Standing under the water, Kyungsoo thought back to the first time he'd had sex and how he cried in the shower. How he felt like he thought he may not be able to spread his legs for anyone. He wasn't washing away the sex, today. He wasn't thinking about how painful or uncomfortable it was. A lot of things were starting to become clear. Jongin had sex for his own pleasure. He never cared about how the sex was for Kyungsoo. Kyungsoo had sex with Jongin to keep him satisfied and it obviously didn't work. Kyungsoo turned off the water and stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist after drying off.

Quickly, he got dressed in a pair of black jeans and a black sweater. He put on the first pair of socks and shoes that he saw and joined Chanyeol in the living room. Had Chanyeol always been so handsome? Was the sex causing him to see him in new eyes? He was wearing one of his hats with the ears and he looked incredibly cute but hot at the same time. Kyungsoo shook the thought from his head and grabbed his wallet from the counter. "Let's go."

"So, I know we said that we were going to forget about what happened yesterday." Chanyeol started after he'd finished chewing. "But Baekhyun is a dick." He laughed. "He was cheating on more than one person and that poor kid looked so heartbroken. He looked pretty young too. I hope he's alright. I have no hard feelings towards him. He didn't do anything wrong. I just hope he doesn't go running back after he found out what kind of a guy Baek is. He deserves better."

Kyungsoo nodded. "Yeah, that was pretty crazy but at least you know too. So, now, you're free to go and work on getting over him. You have closure, now. We both do." He took a sip from his soda and set the glass back down. "Do you ever think back and start seeing all the shit that was wrong? Like you didn't even realize it when you thought things were good but now you're starting to see all the shit that was clear as day?"

Chanyeol nodded. "Yeah, I was just thinking about that, yesterday. Baekhyun used to do this thing where he would always go into the other room to talk on the phone or text and I used to think it was just so that he could focus on the call. He was probably setting up a booty call." He chuckled. "I mean, he called me Hun by accident, once. Now, that I think about it. I asked him who it was and he said a new guy at work that he'd been training."

He rolled his eyes. "Oh, was training him alright. I just don't understand how he could give me a fucking ring if he was going to sleep with half of Korean's men. Like, just tell me you want someone else and I'll get over it but don't keep dragging it on if you know you don't want to be with me. I look like an idiot while you're out banging some guy who looks like he's still in high school." Chanyeol vented.

Kyungsoo put his chopsticks down and sighed. "I know what you mean. I feel like if they had just told us that they didn't want to be with us it would hurt less than them finding someone else while they were still with us. I would have had time to get over him and then find someone that deserves me. I feel like I wasted a whole year. But who says he hadn't cheated before he was with Baek? I mean, if you'll fuck my best friend, I'm pretty sure you'd go and fuck a stranger."

Chanyeol looked over at the shorter man and offered a weak smile. "Let's look at it this way. We're both still young and we're both very handsome. In time, we will find men who will appreciate us and stay faithful. Until then, you're stuck living with me and doing my laundry." He laughed.

"Aish, I never said I'd do your laundry. That was a one-time thing. Don't get used to it. By the way, we can get a pull out bed, for the living room. You look really uncomfortable on the couch. It can't be good for your posture. Plus Jongin picked out that couch and I always hated it."

It was true, Kyungsoo hated most of the furniture that Jongin chose and the bedding and just about everything he'd bought to decorate their home. But he let him put his own touch on things because it was his home too.

"Remember when we were all young and didn't have a care in the world? Now, I have to think about how much I went through to be with him and how I can't even see my family because I chose to be with him. But I guess rather it was him or another man I would have still been disowned, but still. I had to grow up fast because I had nowhere to go. I stayed with Baek until I saved up to get my own apartment. I'm paying for college and shit. I would have done it three or four times over because I loved him that much."

Chancel knew all of this already, but it still hurt him to know that not everyone had a family like his. His family just wanted him to be happy. Same for Baek and Jongin. They had support. Kyungsoo had them and now just him. He remembered when he found out about Kyungsoo's self-harm and how depressed he used to be. He didn't want to ever see Kyungsoo get that low again.

"I'll pay half of the rent because I'm living there too. So, no need to worry about that. My parents still give me money for living expenses. You're not in this alone. As long as you're short and I'm tall, you've got me." Kyungsoo shot him an annoyed look. "You couldn't think of anything better than as long as I'm short and you're tall? You really know how to cheer a guy up." He smiled. "I do what I can. Soo. So, we can go and check out a pullout coach today, if you want. That way I can tell my parents the cost so that I can order it and have it delivered."

Nodding, Kyungsoo finished his food and pushed his bowl to the side. "Yeah, that sounds good." The rest of the day was spent looking for a new couch and just enjoying good company. Chanyeol still had memories of the night before running through his mind and a few times, he caught himself thinking about how good it felt to kiss Kyungsoo and how he wanted to do it again.

Was this what a rebound felt like? He had so many questions and no answers. Did he like Kyungsoo or was it the sex playing with his mind? Either way, he wouldn't act on anything. Kyungsoo seemed content in keeping their night in the past. He didn't think there would be any repeats, but he wanted repeats.

He wanted so many repeats.